Hi Guys!

Still having problems with my car after the whole MOT failure due to a power steering fault.

The guys at grays garage warwick did a calibration test on it and it came back ok and are now suggesting a new steering column.

Does anyone know if a simple camber re-track could be the answer to my problems?

Symptons are:

+Car drags to the left.
+Steering is much more loose anti-clockwise, but toughens up when turning clockwise.
+And lastly the guys at the MOT centre said there was a power steering fault.

No because you cant adjust camber on standard suspension. Take it somewhere and get them to check the tracking it will be £20 to get it fixed.

but to answer your question, sounds like your power steering collum is buggered mate.

check rims.see if they are bend a little. and the steering responce is adjusted by the castor angle not camber.

clawliger said:

but to answer your question, sounds like your power steering collum is buggered mate.

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Had the tracking done today at HiQ. Turns out it was miles out! The print out proves this aswell. Car still veering to the left though. Looks like new steering column time!

JAY775 said:

Had the tracking done today at HiQ. Turns out it was miles out! The print out proves this aswell. Car still veering to the left though. Looks like new steering column time!

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Oooh, this sounds a familiar story. My MJET's in with FIAT today for veering to the left, sometimes this feels quite harsh on the motorway to the point where a long drive hurts my right arm pulling the car back straight.

Hopefully find out whats up later on

alexh365 said:

Oooh, this sounds a familiar story. My MJET's in with FIAT today for veering to the left, sometimes this feels quite harsh on the motorway to the point where a long drive hurts my right arm pulling the car back straight.

Hopefully find out whats up later on

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Can you post on here what they diagnose mate?

Jay

JAY775 said:

Can you post on here what they diagnose mate?

Jay

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News just in from Blackburn FIAT.

Its a broken spring!

Guessing the car is sitting lower on one side than the other hence the pull. It appears to be a recuring theme as we reach 3 years, but non the less its a warranty item so brilliant!

Maybe this isnt the case with yours though... be worth a look maybe.

alexh365 said:

News just in from Blackburn FIAT.

Its a broken spring!

Guessing the car is sitting lower on one side than the other hence the pull. It appears to be a recuring theme as we reach 3 years, but non the less its a warranty item so brilliant!

Maybe this isnt the case with yours though... be worth a look maybe.

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Does the following happen to you?

Steering is much more loose anti-clockwise, but toughens up when turning clockwise?

Jay

Hi Jay,
Yes it did feel like that, almost like your fighting something in one direction but it plays nicely with you in the other.

So what do you do if the camber is out then

How can it be out if you cant adjust it? Its fixed ie doesnt change

punto_matt said:

How can it be out if you cant adjust it? Its fixed ie doesnt change

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Fair point, but i cant understand how mine isnt right, even if nothing is broken

The knock it had last week has created negative camber, but there are no other problems and Ive had the suspension and steering checked over in detail.....